Feed and litter carrier.



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HENRY L. FERRIS; OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS; ASSIGNOR TO HU T, HELM, FERRIS aCOMPANY, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIs, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS. v

FEED'ANJD LIT E CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicationfiled April 12, 1905. se'muNo. 255,180.

Patented March 20, 1906.

To all whom it may concern: I

, Be it known that I, HENRY L. 'FERRIS, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residin at Harvard, in the county of McHenr-y and tate ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed andLitter Carriers, of which the following isa specification.

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, tain novel features which are'shown in the is prefera accompanyingdrawings as embodied inmy preferred orm of construction. I

Infthe aforesaid drawings, Figure 1 isjan elevation of my improveddevice. an endview of the same. Fig. 3' is a section in the line 3 3of,Fig'..2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged View of the parts shown in the upperportion ofFig. 2, the gearing being shown in a difierent position. Fig.5 is a horizontal section in the line 5 5 of Fig. 4 lookingdownward, andFig. 6 is a section in the line 6.6 of Fig. 5 looking in the directionof the arrow. I Referring to the drawings, A is a suitable tracksupported by brackets 11.. Upon 'the track A run hangers B B, which arepivotally connected to and support frames C D, respectively. In theframes 0 Dis journaled a longitudinal'shaft E, u on which are woundchains e, the free ends 0 said chains being secured to vertical bars E,to the lower ends of which is ivoted a carrier F. The carrier F bly'provided'with a curved bottom,

as illustrated, and has arectangular open top surrounded byv astrengthening-frame f. On the forward side of this frame f are two earsf, which are adapted to be engaged by a catch f mounted on-a bar F,secured to the vertical bars E by means of transverse straps F It willbe evident that by releasing the catch f 2 the carrier can be swungbackward to dump its contents, after which it can be swung back to placeand again secured by means of the catch. The transverse bar F limitsforward movement of thecarrier. It

shaft E the carrier can be raised and lowered and that the entirestructure can be moved Fig. 2 is I along the track, as described, theswiveled connection between'the hangers and shaftsupporting framespermitting the device to accommodate itself to any slight inequality inthe track. The mechanism by which the shaft is rotated will now be setforth. 3

. On the end of the shaft E is rotatably mounted a grooved pulley G,bearing a pinion' g. This pinion meshes with a inion h, keyed againstrotation on a shaft, fl, which extends throu h and is journ'aled in thefree end of a cran I, keyed on'the end of the shaft E. The opposite endh of the shaft H from the pinion h is squared, Fig. 6, and extends intoa correspondingly-sha edsocket in' a sleeve J, slidable on a crank theupper end of which extends into a socket in an arm C on the frame C. Asthe pulley G and pinion g are rotated the pinion it being held againstcomplete rotation is caused to travel around the pinion g. This movementswings the crank K like a pendulum and causes thecrank Ito rotate theshaft E.

.In order to hold the carrier in its raised position during the travelof the device along thetrack, one of the flanges of the grooved pulleyGis formed with a'plurality of ratchets teeth g. The driving-rope of thedevice is passed through a rope-guide L, pivoted at Zto the frame C.This rope-guide L is provided with a tooth Z which is adapted to engagethe teeth 9 at any point to prevent reverse rotation of the pulley G.The roperguide and its locking-tooth can be swung out of engagement withthe pulley by manual manipulationof the elevating-rope.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of thisconstruction without departing from the spirit of'the invention, and Itherefore do not intend to limit myself to the specific form hereinshown and described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent '1. In a device ofthe class described, the a combination with a track and rolling supportsthereon, of suitable winding devices arranged to receive a flexibleconnection, vertical bars connected with said winding means by aflexibleconnection, a carrier journaled between said vertical bars,transverse straps secured to and extending forward from said verticalbars and a longitudinal member con:

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necting the ends of said transverse straps and arranged to limit itsswing in one direction.

' 2. In a device of the class described, the

5 combination with a track and rolling supports 1 thereon, of suitablewinding devices arranged to receive a flexible connection, vertical barsconnected with said winding means by a flexible connection, a carrierjournaled between said vertical bars, transverse straps secured to andextending forward from said vertical bars, a longitudinal memberconnecting the ends of said transverse straps and lying substantially inthe plane of the upper portion of r said carrier and arranged to limitits swing in one direction.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a track androlling supports thereon, of suitable winding devices arranged toreceive a flexible connection, vertical bars connected with said windingmeans by a flexible connection, a carrier journaled between saidvertical bars, transverse straps extending forward from said verticalbars, a longi- 2 5 tudinal member connecting the ends of said transversestraps and lying substantially in the plane of the upper portion of saidcarrier and arranged to limit its swing in one direction, andmutually-engaging devices on the 0 carrier and said longitudinal memberfor locking the carrier in place.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a track andsuitable rolling supports, of a shaft secured to the su ports,a

3 5 carrler connected to the shaft, a pul ey loose 5. In a device of theclass described, the combination with a track and suitable rollingsupports, of a shaft carried by said supports, a carrier carried by theshaft, a pulley running loose on said shaft, a pinion secured to saidpulley, a crank secured to said shaft, a second shaft passed through theend of said crank and bearing a pinion in mesh with said first pinion, asecond crank pivoted to the rolling support, and a sliding sleeve onsaid second crank engaging the end of said second shaft to prevent itsrotation.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a carrier,shaft and means of connection between the shaft and carrier, of agrooved pulley, a rope running over the pulley, means of connectionbetween the pulley and shaft, ratchet-teeth cut in one flange of thepulley, a rope-guide through which the rope passes pivoted eccentricallywith respect to the journal of said pulley and a lockingtooth on saidguide adapted to engage said ratchet-teeth.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with a carrier, ash aft, and means of connection between the shaft and carrier, of agrooved pulley arranged to rotate the shaft, a rope running over thewhey, and means operated by the rope for locking the carrier in anyposition.

In witness whereof I have signed the above application for LettersPatent, at Harvard, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois, this5th day of April, A. D. 1905.

HENRY L. FERRIS.

Witnesses:

BLAKE B, BELL, C. F. REYNOLDS.

